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Table 3 Comparison of demographics, mean EPDS, sleep duration, and sleep quality scores between non-snoring and snoring women

From: Habitual snoring and depressive symptoms during pregnancy

 

Non-snoring (n = 245)

Snoring (n = 116)

Age (years)

29.7 ± 5.8

30.8 ± 6.0

Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)

25.4 ± 6.1

30.4 ± 8.4**

Obesity (BMI ≥ 30;%)

19.7%

43.0%**

African American (%)

10.7%

14.8%

High school or less (%)

22.5%

25.2%

Married/partnered (%)

78.4%

67.3%*

Nulliparous (%)

35.4%

24.8%*

Pre-eclampsia (%)

6.2%

11.3%

Diabetes Mellitus (%)

11.6%

20.9%*

Smoker (%)

8.5%

21.9%**

Stopped breathing (%)

1.7%

9.6%**

Mean EPDS

5.4 ± 5.0

6.1 ± 4.9

EPDS ≥10 (%)

22.9%

42.7%**

EPDS ≥15 (%)

12.8%

18.3%

Mean Sleep Duration (hours)

8.7 ± 1.6

8.7 ± 1.6

Sleep duration ≤6 hours (%)

5.1%

1.9%

Sleep duration >10 hours (%)

12.6%

14.9%

Mean Sleep quality score

3.5 ± 1.2

3.9 ± 1.2*

Poor sleep quality (%)

72.5%

74.6%**

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.001.
  2. BMI = Body Mass Index.
  3. EPDS = Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.